MASTERMINDS
1. What did Mamoudou Gassama, dubbed the Mali Spiderman, do this week to earn praise in France?
2. Staff from which sandwich chain will receive a £1,000 bonus once the sale of the firm is completed?
3. Who has announced he is launching a review to consider England’s network of national parks?
4. Which was the UK’s first new national park for 50 years when it was given the status in 2005?
5. Which British TV presenter was known for his “Cheap as chips” catchphrase?
6. Will & Grace actor Eric McCormack was originally cast as which Friends character?
7. Which 1987 film contains the famous line: “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”?
8. In 16th century Arabic it was known as ‘qahwa’, the Turkish called it ‘kahveh’ – what is it known as in the UK?
9. Which nation defeated England in the 2018 Women’s Rugby Union World Cup Final to win the trophy for a fifth time?
10. What is the French phrase for ‘If it pleases you’?
11. According to folklore, what kind of animal is Black Shuck, which is said to roam East Anglia?
12. In horse racing, how the is the Qatar Goodwood Festival which takes place in July or August better known?
13. How old was Neil Armstrong when he first walked on the moon?
14. In which European country did the 2006 World Cup Finals take place?
15. Frenchman Zinedine Zidane caused controversy when he was sent off in the final. Which nation went on to lift the trophy?
16. Which W is a historic English county which shares boundaries with Lancashire to the south and west, Cumberland to the north and County Durham and Yorkshire to the east?
17. The modern game of tennis was developed by Harry Gem and his friend Augurio Perrera at Edgbaston Priory Club situated in which English city?
18. Which is the highest mountain in England that is not inside the boundaries of the Lake District?
19. Jaguar Land Rover has headquarters in which British city?
20. Which major Scottish river, the country’s second longest, flows through Glasgow?
21. Which is the most northern of the inhabited Channel Islands?
22. The 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in which British city?
23. Which Welsh lake is the largest natural body of water in Wales and once had its level raised by Thomas Telford to help support the Ellesmere Canal?
24. Wales has three national parks. One is Snowdonia, one is the Brecon Beacons. Where is the third? 25. Said to be the first ‘true’ canal in England, the Bridgewater Canal can be found in which city? 26. More than half of the United States’ entire coastline is situated in which state? 27. Which Brazilian rainforest produces over 20% of the world’s oxygen supply? 28. Which city is the only one in the world located on two separate continents? 29. What is the world’s smallest island with country status? 30. The Great Bear lake pans over 12,000 square miles. In which country is it located?